Australia fail to make most of Luka Doncic foul trouble, and a late Josh Giddey surge not enough to save them
Late Josh Giddey surge not enough to save themThe Boomers’ World Cup title pursuit is over after Australia misfired in a testy 91-80 loss to Slovenia in Japan on Friday.
But it mattered little as the Boomers fired blanks in a second-round fixture they had to win to stay alive.It was sweet revenge for Doncic and his countrymen after Australia beat them to claim bronze at the 2021 Olympics. The All-Star constantly drew two defenders and was happy to dish off to teammates in a slick first quarter which Slovenia won by 10.
He sat for more than six minutes in that term but the Boomers were unable to capitalise, missing open shots and giving up offensive rebounds while rivals Mike Tobey and Aleksej Nikolic shot truly.
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